Chemicals Adsorbed by Active Carbon
| 1.- Chemicals with very high probability of being adsorbed by active carbon: | ||
| 2,4-D | Deisopropyltatrazine | Linuron |
| Alachlor | Desethylatrazine | Malathion |
| Aldrin | Demeton-O | MCPA |
| Anthracene | Di-n-butylphthalate | Mecoprop |
| Azinphos-ethyl | 1,3-Dichlorobenzene | 2-Methyl benzenamine |
| Bentazone | 1,4-Dichlorobenzene | Methyl naphthalene |
| Biphenil | 2,4-Dichlorocresol | 2-Methylbutane |
| 2,2-Bipyridine | 2,5-Dichlorophenol | Monuron |
| Bis(2-Ethylhexyl)Phthalate | 3,6-Dichlorophenol | Napthalene |
| Bromacil | 2,4-Dichlorophenoxy | Nitrobenzene |
| Bromodichloromethane | Dieldrin | m-Nitrophenol |
| p-Bromophenol | Diethylphthalate | o-Nitrophenol |
| Butylbenzene | 2,4-Dinitrocresol | p-Nitrophenol |
| Calcium Hypochloryte | 2,4-Dinitrotoluene | Ozone |
| Carbofuran | 2,6-Dinitrotoluene | Parathion |
| Chlorine | Diuron | Pentachlorophenol |
| Chlorine dioxide | Endosulfan | Propazine |
| Chlorobenzene | Endrin | Simazine |
| 4-Chloro-2-nitrotoluene | Ethylbenzene | Terbutryn |
| 2-Chlorophenol | Hezachlorobenzene | Tetrachloroethylene |
| Chlorotoluene | Hezachlorobutadiene | Triclopyr |
| Chrysene | Hexane | 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene |
| m-Cresol | Isodrin | m-Xylene |
| Cyanazine | Isooctane | o-Xylene |
| Cyclohexane | Isoproturon | p-Xylene |
| DDT | Lindane | 2,4-Xylenol |
| 2.- Chemicals with high probability of being adsorbed by active carbon: | ||
| Aniline | Dibromo-3-chloropropane | 1-Pentanol |
| Benzene | Dibromochloromethane | Phenol |
| Benzyl alcohol | 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Phenylalanine |
| Benzoic acid | cis-1,2- Dichloroethylene | o-Phthalic acid |
| Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether | trans-1,2- Dichloroethylene | Styrene |
| Bromodichloromethane | 1,2-Dichloropropane | 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane |
| Bromoform | Ethylene | Toluene |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Hydroquinone | 1,1,1-Trichloroethane |
| 1-Chloropropane | Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | Trichloroethylene |
| Chlorotoluron | 4-Methylbenzenamine | Vinyl acetate |
| 3.- Chemicals with moderate probability of being adsorbed by active carbon*: | ||
| Acetic acid | Dimethoate | Methionine |
| Acrylamide | Ethyl acetate | Methyl-tert-butyl ether |
| Chloroethane | Ethyl ether | Methyl ethyl ketone |
| Chloroform | Freon 11 | Pyridine |
| 1,1-Dichloroethane | Freon 113 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Freon 12 | Vinyl chloride |
| 1,3-Dichloropropene | Glyphosate | |
| Dikegulac | Imazypur | |
| *(For this chemicals active carbon is only effective in certain cases). | ||
| 4.- Chemicals for which adsorption with active carbon is unlikely to be effective. However it may be viable in certain cases such as for low flow or concentrations: | ||
| Acetone | Methylene chloride | 1,4-Dioxane |
| Acetonitrile | 1-Propanol | Isopropyl alcohol |
| Acrylonitrile | Propionitrile | Methyl chloride |
| Dimethylformaldehyde | Propylene | Tetrahydrofuran |
| Urea | ||